"about the appropriation of Austen by the alt-right, writing: ""No one who reads Jane Austen’s words with any attention and reflection can possibly be alt-right. All the Janeites I know are rational, compassionate, liberal-minded people."" The American journalist Jennifer Schuessler reported this appropriation of Austen is very common, citing the remarks of a graduate student Tracey Hutchings-Goetz, who was surprised to see the Wikipedia article about ""Pride and Prejudice"" describe the novel as celebrating traditional marriage supported by citations to an on-line article from the conservative Catholic magazine ""Crisis"", saying to Schuessler: ""It was a version of the novel that"
"George Knightley George Knightley is a principal character depicted by Jane Austen in her novel ""Emma"", written in 1815. He is a landowner and gentleman farmer, though one (as the author slily informs us) ""having little spare money"". A lifetime friend of Emma's, though nearly seventeen years older than she, he enjoys correcting Emma, as Emma observes in chapter 1. A kind and compassionate person, Mr. Knightley exhibits good judgement, high moral character and maturity in contrast to Emma's still-maturing character: as a hero, he also has presence and authority, and a natural life-like quality. The most hard-working of Austen's"
"duplicity and is skilled at making white look black has certainly read with profit Lord Chesterfield's ""Letters to His Son"", full of pragmatic, but also quite Machiavellian advice, to appear a true gentleman in society. Jane Austen uses nearly the same words to describe Charles Bingley and George Wickham: both are likable, charming, cheerful, have easy manners, and above all, have the air of a gentleman. But Wickham, to whom Austen gives more engaging manners if it is possible than to Bingley, only has the appearance of a gentleman – not the behaviour – as Elizabeth will point out bitterly"
"Pemberley Pemberley is the fictional country estate owned by Fitzwilliam Darcy, the male protagonist in Jane Austen's novel ""Pride and Prejudice"". It is located near the fictional town of Lambton, and believed by some to be based on Chatsworth House, near Bakewell in Derbyshire. In describing the estate, Austen uses uncharacteristically explicit symbolism to represent the geographical home of the man at the centre of the novel. On first visiting the estate, Elizabeth Bennet is charmed by the beauty of the surrounding countryside, as indeed she is by Mr. Darcy himself. Elizabeth had already rejected Mr. Darcy's first proposal by"
"destined to be inherited by Mr. Bennet's cousin, Mr. Collins, so Mrs. Bennet is anxious to marry off her five daughters before Mr. Bennet dies to secure herself in her widowhood. Wealthy bachelor Charles Bingley has recently moved into Netherfield, a nearby estate. He is introduced to local society at an assembly ball, along with his haughty sister Caroline and reserved friend, Mr. Darcy, who ""owns half of Derbyshire"". Bingley is enchanted with the gentle and beautiful Jane, while Elizabeth takes an instant dislike to Darcy after he coldly rebuffs her attempts at conversation and later overhears him insulting her."
"Bingley; Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy. As the ""Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman"" is essentially a retelling of ""Pride and Prejudice"", many of the main characters of the novels appeared previously in Austen's original work. However, as the novels are presented as being from Darcy's point of view, several of these characters are given more prominence and significance within Aiden's novels than they were in the original novel, and events that were not immediately known to the reader of Austen's work are given instant focus and development within Aiden's. The novels also feature several original characters who did not appear in Austen's"
"original works. Fitzwilliam Darcy is the central character of the novels. A proud, wealthy yet reserved and formal man, the novels focus primary on his developing yet conflicted feelings towards Elizabeth Bennet and his various attempts to either forget her or secure her affections. His romantic dilemma covers a larger struggle between his instilled ideas of acceptable behavior and his true decency of character. Away from his interaction with the Bennets, Darcy is depicted as intelligent and industrious. He willingly attends to his affairs both in London and Derbyshire and sets out to educate Charles Bingley in the management of"
"the young and handsome Bingley falls for Jane. Charles Bingley has inherited £100,000 (£ million today)—attracting Mrs. Bennet's attention as a desirable suitor for her daughter. When zombies attack the ball, the Bennet sisters fight them off, and Colonel Darcy, a friend of Bingley's and skilled zombie-killer, who was conversely trained in Japanese martial arts – with property that pays him £10,000 annually (£ today) – becomes smitten with Elizabeth. On the way to the Bingleys' later, Jane is attacked by a zombie and catches a fever. Darcy orders her confined in fear that she may have been bitten but"
"the Bingley spent at Netherfield. Mrs. Bennet is not treated any better by Jane Austen than Lady Catherine, who shows the same lack of taste, and as many selfish pretensions and such ridiculous interferences; her rudeness of rich and aristocrat pride shames her nephew, just like the vulgarity of her mother irritates Elizabeth. For Jane Austen, nothing can excuse the stupidity that exists at all levels of society. Mrs Bennet has not really raised these girls, that she would like so much to see married, to make them good housekeepers. She never gave them any notion of home economics, which"
"first major television role as the good-natured and wealthy Mr Charles Bingley. Bonham-Carter had originally auditioned for the part of Mr George Wickham, a handsome militia lieutenant whose charm conceals his licentiousness and greed, but Adrian Lukis was cast instead. Anna Chancellor, of ""Four Weddings and a Funeral"" fame, played Mr Bingley's sister Caroline Bingley. (Chancellor is also Jane Austen's six-times-great-niece) Mr Bingley's other sister and his brother-in-law were played by Lucy Robinson (Louisa Hurst) and Rupert Vansittart (Mr Hurst). Casting the role of Darcy's young sister, Georgiana, proved hard as the producers were looking for a young actress who"
"write the popular ""Bridget Jones"" novels and their screen adaptations subsequently featured Firth as Bridget's love interest Mark Darcy. Episode 1: Mr. Charles Bingley, a rich man from the north of England, settles down at Netherfield estate near Meryton village in Hertfordshire for the autumn. Mrs Bennet, unlike her husband, is excited at the prospect of marrying off one of her five daughters (Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty, and Lydia) to the newcomer. Bingley takes an immediate liking to Jane at a local country-dance, while his best friend Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, rumoured to be twice as rich, refuses to dance with"
"father, due to her steady, genteel disposition. Like each of her sisters, Jane had an allowance/pin money of £50 per annum (Interest on £1,000 from her mother's fortune/dowry by settlement upon her death) before her marriage to Charles Bingley. Twenty-two years old when the novel begins (twenty-three at the end), she is considered the most beautiful young lady in the neighbourhood. Jane's character is contrasted with Elizabeth's as sweeter, shyer, and equally sensible, but not as clever (but she is aware of this fact); her most notable trait is a desire to see only the good in others. As Anna"
"young man, he is naive and somewhat easily led, and Darcy is quite fond of and protective of him. He has fallen in love with Elizabeth Bennet's elder sister Jane, but Darcy - conscious of the risks to Bingley's social reputation that the Bennet family presents and ignorant of Jane Bennet's own feelings - attempts to prevent the union. The novel emphasizes the Bingleys' status as ""nouveau riche"", having gained wealth through trade. This makes their social position somewhat precarious. As Charles's friend, Darcy intends to both help them cement that status, by becoming landed gentry like himself, and avoid"
"the Leader of the House of Commons; the Red Queen is Joseph Chamberlain, the Duchess is Lord Salisbury, Crumpty-Bumpty is Henry Campbell-Bannerman, the Walrus is William Vernon Harcourt, the Dalmeny Cat is Lord Rosebery, and the Caterpillar is Winston Churchill. The book features 40 drawings after the originals by John Tenniel which were drawn by journalist J. Stafford Ransome, credited as ""S.R."". Clara in Blunderland Clara in Blunderland is a novel by Caroline Lewis (pseudonym for Edward Harold Begbie, J. Stafford Ransome, and M. H. Temple), written in 1902 and published by William Heinemann of London. It is a political"
"relationship between the two characters in Fielding's novel and in the one created by Jane Austen between Wickham and Darcy. Finally, the Pemberley estate, under the authority of Mr. Darcy, Senior, recalls the property of the wise Squire Allworthy of Paradise Hall. At the beginning of her novel, Jane Austen gives Wickham the appearance of a hero by his good looks and distinguished manners: he is reminiscent of Tom Jones, the foundling, unfairly banned from the squire's estate by the severe and pretentious Blifil, son of Bridget, the squire's sister. Master Blifil and the bastard Tom grew up in the"
"Fairfax and Frank Churchill plan a November wedding. Within a month, Emma and Mr. Knightley marry and, because Mr. Woodhouse can't face life without his daughter, Mr. Knightley gallantly moves in with Emma and her father at their estate, Hartfield. George Knightley George Knightley is a principal character depicted by Jane Austen in her novel ""Emma"", written in 1815. He is a landowner and gentleman farmer, though one (as the author slily informs us) ""having little spare money"". A lifetime friend of Emma's, though nearly seventeen years older than she, he enjoys correcting Emma, as Emma observes in chapter 1."
"Henry Tilney Henry Tilney is the leading man in Jane Austen's novel ""Northanger Abbey"". The younger son of a local landowner, Tilney is comfortably placed as a beneficed clergyman on his father's estate. Tilney, with his teasing yet kind-hearted mentorship of Catherine, has been considered the nicest of Austen's heroes. At the same time, with his knowledge of muslin and of Gothic novels, he is the least masculine of heroes. Overshadowed by his military father and elder brother, he is a strangely passive figure, falling for Catherine only after she falls for him, and with his father as the driving"
"in William Shakespeare's play ""Richard III"", which portrays him as a man openly allying with Richard III in his schemes—until he is ordered to kill the Princes in the Tower. Buckingham is depicted as a supporting character in Philippa Gregory's 2009 historical novel ""The White Queen"" (2009). He is depicted as the murderer of the Princes in the Tower in Sharon Penman's 1982 debut novel ""The Sunne in Splendour"". He is the major character and storyteller in Isolde Martyn's historical novel ""The Devil in Ermine"" (2013), which deals with the events of 1483. He is a central character in Susan"
"of the soldiers, George Wickham, who claims that Darcy cheated him of an inheritance. Elizabeth's dislike for Darcy intensifies when she learns that he plotted to separate Bingley from her sister, Jane. Elizabeth vows to avenge the separation by killing Darcy, and she is afforded that opportunity when he appears unannounced at a cottage where she is visiting her newlywed friend Charlotte. Darcy surprises her by proposing marriage, and they break into a verbal and physical fight in which Darcy is wounded. He escapes and writes a long letter to Elizabeth explaining his actions: that he separated Jane and Bingley"
"direction, Jane's is in a self""less"" one; Jane is very unwilling to think ill of others (unless sufficient evidence presents itself), whereas her mother will think ill of anyone on little evidence. She falls in love with the affable and amiable Mr. Bingley (""""He is just what a young man ought to be"", said [Jane], ""sensible, good humoured, lively; and I never saw such happy manners! – so much ease, with such perfect good breeding""""), a rich young man who has recently leased Netherfield Park, a neighbouring estate in Hertfordshire, and a close friend of Mr. Darcy. Their love is"
"George Wickham. Amidst attempts of unwelcome advance by Bingley's sister Caroline, he finds himself repeatedly thrown into Elizabeth's company, particularly when her sister Jane falls ill whilst visiting Netherfield, forced to stay until she recovers. Darcy comes to admire Elizabeth's lively spirit, generous nature and confident refusal to be cowed by her social 'betters'. However, Elizabeth is without money or fine connections, and she has embarrassing and 'unfortunate' relations who make her unsuitable for a wife. Meanwhile, protective of his friend, the somewhat naive and easily trusting Bingley, Darcy attempts to warn him off from an 'unfortunate' and hasty relationship"
"BBC drama made changes ""with a view to exposing a character, or adding humour or irony to a situation"". The adaptation comically exaggerates the characters of Mrs. Bennet, Miss Bingley and Mr. Collins, even showing Mrs. Bennet on the verge of hysteria in many of the early scenes. The serial expands on Austen's metaphorical use of landscapes, reinforcing beauty and authenticity. Elizabeth takes every opportunity to enjoy nature and to escape exposure to Mr. Collins and Lady Catherine. The most symbolic use of nature in the novel is Elizabeth and the Gardiners' visit to Pemberley in Derbyshire, where Elizabeth becomes"
"and guilt concerning his actions toward Marianne, and showed himself to be capable of falling in love. In contrast, Wickham was very calculating in his behaviour and never demonstrated any regret regarding his treatment of Georgiana or Lydia, or embarrassment about his lies to Elizabeth. John Willoughby John Willoughby is a fictional character in Jane Austen's 1811 novel ""Sense and Sensibility"". He is described as being a handsome young man with a small estate, but has expectations of inheriting his aunt's large estate. John Willoughby first appears in ""Sense and Sensibility"" when he rescues Marianne Dashwood after she falls down"
"Crispin Bonham-Carter Crispin Daniel Bonham-Carter (born 23 September 1969 in Colchester, Essex) is an English former actor and theatre director. In 1994 he starred in the TV sitcom ""Honey for Tea"". Bonham-Carter also starred alongside Ewan McGregor in the 1993 BBC period drama ""Scarlet and Black"" playing Rachel Weisz's suitor. He played a small role in ""Bridget Jones's Diary"". He appeared as Mr Bingley in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, alongside Colin Firth. He appeared on Season 4 of ""Absolutely Fabulous"" as a gardener named Jago Balfour who was commissioned to redesign the back garden. Bonham-Carter is"
"in the book. The Red Queen is Joseph Chamberlain and Crumpty-Bumpty is Henry Campbell-Bannerman. There are additional characters, such as the Lion and the Unicorn, representing Britain and Germany respectively. The book features 50 drawings after the originals by John Tenniel which were drawn by journalist J. Stafford Ransome, credited as ""S.R."". Lost in Blunderland Lost in Blunderland: The further adventures of Clara is a novel by Caroline Lewis (pseudonym for Edward Harold Begbie, J. Stafford Ransome, and M. H. Temple), written in 1903 and published by William Heinemann of London. It is a political parody of Lewis Carroll's two"
"by John Timperley. Consisting of eight movements, the story of the oratorio loosely follows McCartney's own lifeline, with the main character, Shanty, who is born in 1942 in Liverpool, raised to believe that ""being born where you are born carries with it certain responsibilities"". After his school days where he often ""sagged off"" (Liverpool slang for skipping class), Shanty began working and meets his future bride, Mary Dee. Following the death of his father, Shanty and Mary Dee are married and are forced to deal with the rigours of balancing a happy marriage and their careers. Amid a quarrel, Mary"
"witty brother Henry: “affectionate & kind as well as entertaining...he cannot help being amusing”. Henry Tilney Henry Tilney is the leading man in Jane Austen's novel ""Northanger Abbey"". The younger son of a local landowner, Tilney is comfortably placed as a beneficed clergyman on his father's estate. Tilney, with his teasing yet kind-hearted mentorship of Catherine, has been considered the nicest of Austen's heroes. At the same time, with his knowledge of muslin and of Gothic novels, he is the least masculine of heroes. Overshadowed by his military father and elder brother, he is a strangely passive figure, falling for"
"the conversations into verbal swordplay. This is Elizabeth's modus operandi whenever she deals with pretentious people like Caroline Bingley. By contrast, she is playful and warm when she deals with people like Charles Bingley, who is quickly falling in love with her older sister Jane. Because of Charles's obvious interest in Miss Jane Bennet, the Bingley sisters invite her to Netherfield for lunch, but on her three-mile ride she is caught in a rainstorm and catches a bad cold, which requires her to recuperate at Netherfield for almost a week. Elizabeth walks to Netherfield and stays for the duration to"
"who slanders with such impudence; and things go much worse for him than for them who, on the contrary, do not end up banished from good society. He is also the only one of lower social status. In this regard, Jane Austen contrasts the judgement of Elizabeth Bennet to that of Caroline Bingley, imbued with rank and fortune. Miss Bingley's prejudice against Wickham, in her ignorance of the inside story, leans mainly on the fact that he is a commoner (""Considering where he comes from, you cannot expect much better""), when Elizabeth shows a greatness of spirit in refusing to"
"(1881–1954), novelist and poet. Daughter of Mary Ann and James Goddard, dairy farmer, of Heatherlea, Maynestone Road. Novels included ""Dear Charity"" (1922), ""Silver Woods"" (1939), ""Come Wind Come Weather"" (1945), ""Three at Cherry-Go-Gay"" (1949). A review in ""The Spectator"" compared her work to that of Alison Uttley and Flora Thompson. Her ""Poems"" were published in 1929. Chinley Chinley is a rural village in the High Peak Borough of Derbyshire, England, with a population of 2,796 at the 2011 Census. Most of the civil parish (called Chinley, Buxworth and Brownside) is within the Peak District National Park. Historically, before the coming"
"companion and friend Miss Taylor, now turns her attention towards making a match for Mr Elton, the local vicar, and her new protégée Harriet Smith. Her one voice of reason and restraint is Mr Knightley, who has known her since she was a child and who watches her behaviour with wry amusement and sometimes with real anger. Emma (1972 TV serial) Jane Austen's novel Emma (1815) was transmitted as a six-part TV serial by BBC Television in 1972. It was directed by John Glenister. This dramatization brings to life the wit and humour of Jane Austen's arguably finest novel Emma,"
"The two became friends and Charles Bennett visited Kingsley at home in Eversley, where he was the rector, returning home with gifts for Elizabeth from Mrs Kingsley. His other two serious books from this period were Quarles’ Emblems (1861) and London People: Sketched from Life (1863). Francis Quarles was a seventeenth century poet who was a cupbearer to the future Queen Elizabeth and subsequently secretary to James Usher, the primate of all Ireland, who was best known for his biblical chronology which claimed to establish the date of the creation as the night preceding Sunday, 23 October 4004 BC. Quarles'"
"Clara in Blunderland Clara in Blunderland is a novel by Caroline Lewis (pseudonym for Edward Harold Begbie, J. Stafford Ransome, and M. H. Temple), written in 1902 and published by William Heinemann of London. It is a political parody of Lewis Carroll's two books, ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"" and ""Through the Looking-Glass"". The book was followed a year later by a sequel, ""Lost in Blunderland"". The book is critical of the British Government's engagement in the Second Boer War. A number of prominent politicians are represented by characters from the ""Alice"" books: Clara (the equivalent of Alice) represents Arthur Balfour,"